Mostelwas an Americancomicactorwhocombined a largepaunchwithacrobaticgraceand an expressiveface. He initiallyworkedboth on Broadwayand in filmbutwasblacklisted in Hollywoodforhispoliticalviewsandworkedprimarily in NewYorkCitytheaterafter1955. He hadleadroles in themusicalsA FunnyThingHappened on theWay to theForumandFiddler on theRoof. In1968, he starred in theOscar-winningMelBrooksfilmTheProducers. WhatwasMostel’srealname?More…